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Place Name
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Hiawatha
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Pronunciation
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hei-uh-WAH-thuh
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Capital Of
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Brown County
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Population
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3,603 (1990)
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Location
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Brown County, Kansas (KS), United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°51'N
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Longitude
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95°32'W
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Hiawatha
(hei-uh-WAH-thuh), town (1990 pop. 3,603), 
Brown co., NE Kansas, 37 mi/60 km W of St.
Joseph (Mo.); 39°51'N 95°32'W. RR junction. Trade center for
livestock-raising and agr. area (grain, apples); dairying. Mfg.
(lumber, hand tools, feeds). Davis Memorial, with 11 statues of John
Davis and wife, are in cemetery. Brown State Fishing L. to E; Iowa Sac
and Fox Indian Reservation to NE. Inc. 1859.
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